by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 11, 2007 | 2. Engage, 4. Love (Stewardship), Fundraising Secrets
[Warning: rant in progress] Hang around me for any length of time and you’ll hear me rant about the awful tendency of those of us in nonprofits of getting entitled. Sit in the back office of just about any nonprofit, and you’ll here people slip into talk...
by Marc A. Pitman | Feb 27, 2007 | 4. Love (Stewardship)
In reading the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s article on last year’s Record Giving Breaking, I came across this nugget: Officials at the California Community Foundation, in Los Angeles, were shocked when they received approximately $200-million from the...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 5, 2006 | 4. Love (Stewardship), Stories
I started pastoring VCW after a decade of fundraising. I love pastoring and teaching on financial stewardship but I’ve been intrigued with the donor stewardship issues. We once got a $5000 check–HUGE for our small, central Maine congregation. As a...
by Marc A. Pitman | Nov 14, 2006 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Book Review
Here in the US, we’re about a week away from Thanksgiving. Have you mentally checked out of work or are you preparing for the biggest time of giving in the calendar year? Before you put your work on hold, consider implementing this tip from Jeffrey Fox’s...
by Marc A. Pitman | Apr 18, 2006 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
Since last fall, we’ve been working through the basics of asking people for money with the simple four-step formula: R.E.A.L. Research, Engage, Ask, and Love ’em/Like ’em/Live with their decision. So far, we’ve looked at RESEARCH and ENGAGE and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Dec 20, 2005 | 1. Research, 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship)
All fall, we’ve been working through the basics of asking people for money with the simple four-step formula: R.E.A.L. Research, Engage, Ask, and Love ’m. I love asking people for money! I hope that outlining a simple process like this will help get other people as...
